Branquignol
''Branquignol'' is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Robert Dhéry and starring Colette Brosset, Julien Carette and Annette Poivre.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.143 It takes its name from a comedy troupe of the same name. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Briaucourt. Synospsi The Marquis de Pressaille plans to announce his engagement during a gala show. However in support of one of their friends who is in love with his intended bride, the Branquignol sets out to sabotage the announcement. Cast * Colette Brosset as Caroline * Julien Carette as Lui-même en majordome - puis en machiniste de théâtre minable * Annette Poivre as La spectatrice aux pommes de terre * Raymond Bussières as Le plombier * Marcel Vallée as Le préfet * Madeleine Lambert as La marquise de Pressailles * Raymond Souplex as Le convive de sang-froid * Mathilde Casadesus as Suzanne * Pierre Destailles as Pierrot * Michèle Lahaye as La colonell ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robert Dhéry
Robert Dhéry (27 April 1921 – 3 December 2004) (born Robert Léon Henri Fourrey or Robert Foullcy) was a French comedian, actor, director and screenwriter. He was married to actor Colette Brosset, with whom he appeared onstage in ''La Plume de Ma Tante''. He appeared on Broadway from 1958 to 1960 in ''La Plume de Ma Tante'', and was, along with the rest of the entire cast (Pamela Austin, Colette Brosset, Roger Caccia, Yvonne Constant, Genevieve Coulombel, Michael Kent, Jean Lefevre, Jacques Legras, Michael Modo, Pierre Olaf, Nicole Parent, Ross Parker, Henri Pennec) awarded a Special Tony Award 1959 for contribution to the theatre. Selected filmography * '' Night Shift'' (1944) * '' Branquignol'' (1949) * ''I Like Only You'' (1949) * '' Bernard and the Lion'' (1951) * ''Love Is Not a Sin'' (1952) * ''La demoiselle et son revenant'' (1952) * ''The Pirates of the Bois de Boulogne ''The Pirates of the Bois de Boulogne'' (French: ''Les Corsaires du Bois de Boulogne'') is a 1954 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jacques Bar
Jacques Bar (12 September 1921, Châteauroux – 19 January 2009, Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French film producer who made more than 80 films. Select credits * '' Branquignol'' (1949) * ''My Seal and Them'' (1951) * ''The Adventures of Mandrin'' (1952) * '' The Man in My Life'' (1952) * ''Crazy for Love'' (1952) * ''I Vitelloni'' (1953) * '' The Slave'' (1953) * ''House of Ricordi'' (1954) * ''Spring, Autumn and Love'' (1955) * ''Typhoon Over Nagasaki'' (1957) *''Bridge to the Sun'' (1961) *'' Any Number Can Win'' (1962) * ''The Gentleman from Epsom'' (1962) *''The Day and the Hour'' (1963) * ''Rififi in Tokyo'' (1963) *'' Joy House'' (1964) * '' The Dictator's Guns'' (1965) * '' The Suspects'' (1974) *'' My Father, the Hero'' (1991) *''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1998) References External links *Jacques Barat TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headqu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean Carmet
Jean Carmet (25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor. Life and career Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internationally for his role as a French colonist in the 1976 film, '' La Victoire en Chantant'' (Black and White in Color). Because of his good-natured manner, he was as popular with members of the film crew as he was with the audiences. During his long career, he appeared in more than 200 films, and although he played dramatic parts, he usually acted in a supporting role as a comedic character. He was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor for his leading role in the 1986 film, '' Miss Mona''. Twice he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated on two other occasions. In February 1994, to celebrate his 50th year in film, he was honored by the French motion picture industry with a special César Award. Just ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Albert Duvaleix
Albert Duvaleix (1893-1962) was a French stage and film actor. Bessy & Chirat p.138 A character actor he appeared in a number of supporting roles in French comedies and drama films. His son Christian Duvaleix also became an actor. Selected filmography * ''Beauty Spot'' (1932) * '' Juanita'' (1935) * ''Marinella'' (1936) * '' The King'' (1936) * '' The Volga Boatman'' (1936) * ''Les Femmes collantes'' (1938) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1939) * '' The Five Cents of Lavarede'' (1939) * '' Metropolitan'' (1939) * ''At Your Command, Madame'' (1942) * '' Night Shift'' (1944) * ''First on the Rope'' (1944) * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1947) * '' The Woman in Red'' (1947) * ''To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) * ''Thus Finishes the Night'' (1949) * '' Branquignol'' (1949) * '' The Prize'' (1950) * ''We Will All Go to Paris'' (1950) * ''La Poison'' (1951) * ''Deburau'' (1951) * '' No Vacation for Mr. Mayor'' (1951) * '' Crazy for L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pierre Destailles
Pierre Destailles (1909–1990) was a French film, stage and television actor. He was also a noted lyricist.Cenciarelli p.249 Selected filmography * ''Dropped from Heaven'' (1946) * ''Mission in Tangier'' (1949) * '' Suzanne and the Robbers'' (1949) * ''Brilliant Waltz'' (1949) * ''Branquignol'' (1949) * ''Millionaires for One Day'' (1949) * ''The Atomic Monsieur Placido'' (1950) * '' Beware of Blondes'' (1950) * ''A Certain Mister'' (1950) * ''My Wife Is Formidable'' (1951) * ''Under the Sky of Paris'' (1951) * '' Great Man'' (1951) * ''The Voyage to America'' (1951) * ''Légère et court vêtue'' (1953) * ''The Knight of the Night'' (1953) * '' Cadet Rousselle'' (1954) * ''The Price of Love'' (1955) * ''The Anodin Family'' (1956, TV series) * ''And Your Sister?'' (1958) * '' Germinal'' (1963) * ''Speak to Me of Love ''Speak to Me of Love'' (french: link=no, Parlez-moi d'amour) is a 2002 French drama film written and directed by Sophie Marceau and starring Judith Godrèche, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mathilde Casadesus
Mathilde Casadesus (1921–1965) was a French film actress.Goble p.95 Partial filmography * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) - L'Agitée * ''La part de l'ombre'' (1945) * ''The Idiot'' (1946) - Adélaïde Epantchine * ''The Murdered Model'' (1948) - Madame Malaise * ''Tous les deux'' (1949) - La cliente * ''Marlene'' (1949) - Betty * ''Au royaume des cieux'' (1949) - Madame Barattier la Patronne de l'Auberge * '' Branquignol'' (1949) - Suzanne * ''Le Roi Pandore'' (1950) - Marika * '' The Sleepwalker'' (1951) - Mademoiselle Thomas * ''Le Plaisir'' (1952) - Madame Louise dite Cocotte (segment "La Maison Tellier") * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1953) - Prudence * ''The Air of Paris'' (1954) - Voyageuse * ''Ce soir les jupons volent...'' (1956) - Madame Pommeau * '' Gervaise'' (1956) - Mme Boche - la concierge curieuse * '' Burning Fuse'' (1957) - Mimi * ''Me and the Colonel'' (1958) - Secretary (uncredited) * ''Love Is My Profession'' (1958) - Anna - la patronne du restaurant (uncredited ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raymond Souplex
Raymond Souplex (1 June 1901 – 22 November 1972) was a French actor and singer. He was in a long-term relationship with Jane Sourza Jane Sourza (1902–1969) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.480 She was in a long-term relationship with the actor Raymond Souplex. Selected filmography * ''Radio Surprises'' (1940) * ''An Artist with Ladies'' (1952) * ''Naked in the Wi ..., although they never married. Filmography 1901 births 1972 deaths Male actors from Paris Musicians from Paris French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors 20th-century French male actors 20th-century French male singers {{France-singer-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madeleine Lambert
Madeleine Lambert (1892–1977) was a French stage, television and film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ....Goble p.478 Filmography References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1892 births 1977 deaths French film actresses French stage actresses 20th-century French women {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marcel Vallée
Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films. Selected filmography * '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1923) * ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (1930) * ''The Girl and the Boy'' (1931) * '' Alone'' (1931) * ''The Night at the Hotel'' (1932) * ''Nights in Port Said'' (1932) * ''A Star Disappears'' (1932) * ''The Champion Cook'' (1932) * '' Topaze'' (1933) * ''The Little King'' (1933) * ''Judex'' (1934) * ''Song of Farewell'' (1934) * ''Divine'' (1935) * '' Miarka'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * '' Beautiful Star'' (1938) * ''His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * '' Serenade'' (1940) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * ''Madly in Love'' (1943) * '' The Midnight Sun'' (1943) * ''The Ideal Couple'' (1946) * ''That's Not the Way to Die'' (1946) * ''Rooster Heart'' (1946) * '' Rendezv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raymond Bussières
Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1933 and 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the actress Annette Poivre. Selected filmography * ''Ciboulette'' (1933) * ''Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''Romance of Paris'' (1941) * ''The Murderer Lives at 21'' (1942) * ''The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * ''Pamela'' (1945) * '' The Last Judgment'' (1945) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1947) * ''Le Bataillon du ciel'' (1947) * ''Cab Number 13'' (1948) * ''I Like Only You'' (1949) * ''Marlene'' (1949) * ''Five Red Tulips'' (1949) * ''Branquignol'' (1949) * ''Justice Is Done'' (1950) * ''Moumou'' (1951) * ''The Nude Dancer'' (1952) * ''Les Belles de nuit'' (1952) * ''Casque d'or'' (1952) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1953) * ''My Brother from Senegal'' (1953) * ''The Enchanting Enemy'' (1953) * ''The Lottery of Happiness'' (1953) * ''The Tour of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jacques Emmanuel
Jacques Emmanuel, real name Jacques Emmanuel Welfling, (13 January 1920 in Paris – 11 June 1998 in Saint-Cloud aged 78) was a French actor, screenwriter and librettist. Filmography Script * 1953: '' Deux de l'escadrille'' by Maurice Labro * 1955:'' Casse-cou, mademoiselle'' by Christian Stengel * 1956:'' Le Pays d'où je viens'' by Marcel Carné * 1956: ''It Happened in Aden'' by Michel Boisrond * 1957: ''Les Collégiennes'' by André Hunebelle * 1957:'' Nathalie'' by Christian-Jaque * 1957: '' La Parisienne'' by Michel Boisrond * 1958: ''The Law Is the Law'' by Christian-Jaque * 1958: '' Croquemitoufle'' by Claude Barma * 1959: ''Babette Goes to War'' by Christian-Jaque * 1961: '' Dynamite Jack'' by Jean Bastia * 1962: ''La Vendetta'' by Jean Chérasse * 1963: ''People in Luck'' by Jack Pinoteau, Philippe de Broca and Jean Girault * 1964: '' Les Durs à cuire'' by Jack Pinoteau * 1965: ''Man from Cocody'' by Christian-jaque * 1965: '' Quand passent les faisans'' by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gérard Calvi
Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French composer. Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production ''The Patron'' in 1949. From here he provided music for various French films, most notably ''Gangster Boss'', as well as the show ''La Plume de Ma Tante'', which was nominated for Best Musical at the 13th Tony Awards. He composed music for three Asterix films: ''Asterix the Gaul'', ''Asterix and Cleopatra'' and ''The Twelve Tasks of Asterix''. He also composed the memorable Asterix theme for the first film, which was dispensed with by the time the music for ''The Twelve Tasks of Asterix'' was composed in 1976. His last work was for the feature film ''The Crab Revolution'' in 2004. He died in 2015, aged 92. Shows * ''Ah! Les belles bacchantes'' (1954) * ''La Plume de Ma Tante'' (1958) * ''La Grosse Valise'' (1965) * '' Le Saint prend l'affût'' (1966) Selected filmography * '' Branqu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |